New NGA Strategy Aims To Improve Use Of Commercial GEOINT

摘要

The U.S. government’s geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) should leverage more commercial capabilities to allow it to move quicker, keep ahead of competitors, and unify efforts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) says in a new strategy document. and leveraging partners to build capacity, improve data security, and help grow commercial capabilities. The strategy is the first for commercial GEOINT. “To continue to maintain and grow our competitive advantage, we must team with commercial GEOINT providers—the world leaders in a number of arenas, including the remote sensing arena,” Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the NGA and the GEOINT Functional Manager, said in a statement last Thursday. “We must build on our existing strong partnerships with other government agencies, academia, combatant commands, and allies and make this investment together. No single agency or organization can or should be the sole investor in commercial capabilities.”